8379237

Printing System and Method for Controlling a Printing System That Determines Whether to Start Printing Only After Completion of Developing All Print Data

PublishedFebruary 19, 2013
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1. A printing system comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive print data generated by a printer driver; a determination unit configured to determine whether a target job is a first type of print job in which printing the print data starts after completion of developing all of the print data into an image or a second type of print job in which printing the print data starts before completion of developing all of the print data into an image; and a printing unit configured to: start printing an image based on image data developed from the received print data if it is confirmed, based on the developed image data, that the quantity of the resource required to complete the printing exists in the printing system, in a case where the determination unit determines that the target job is the first type of print job; and start printing an image without confirming that the quantity of the resource required to complete the printing exists in the printing system in a case where the determination unit determines that the target job is the second type of print job.

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2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the printing unit starts printing an image based on the developed image data if it is confirmed that the number of print sheet resource required to complete the printing exists in the printing system, the number of print sheet resource being determined based on the developed image data.

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3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the printing unit starts printing an image based on the developed image data if it is confirmed that quantity of toner resource required to complete the printing exists in the printing system, the quantity of toner being determined based on the developed image data.

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4. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the printing unit starts printing an image based on the developed image data if it is confirmed that quantity of toner resource required to complete the printing exists in the printing system, the quantity of toner being determined based on the developed image data.

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5. A control method printing system comprising: a receiving step of receiving print data generated by a printer driver; a determination step of determining whether a target job is a first type of print job in which printing the print data starts after completion of developing all of the print data into an image or a second type of print job in which printing the print data starts before completion of developing all of the print data into an image; and a printing step of: starting printing an image based on image data developed from the received print data if it is confirmed, based on the developed image data, that the quantity of the resource required to complete the printing exists in the printing system, in a case where it is determined that the target job is the first type of print job; and start printing an image without confirming that the quantity of the resource required to complete the printing exists in the printing system in a case where it is determined that the target job is the second type of print job.

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February 19, 2013

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MASAHIKO TOMINAGA

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